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Murphy Exploration & Production Company International v. Republic of Ecuador, PCA Case No. 2012-16 (formerly AA 434)

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Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Applicable Procedural Rules:
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976)
Seat of Arbitration:
Applicable Treaty:
Ecuador-United States BIT (1993)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
Ecuador-United States BIT
Economic Sector:
Mining and Quarrying, Including Hydrocarbons (oil and Gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of Damages:
US $20,000,000
Other Remedy:
The Tribunal Ordered the Respondent to Pay US$7 million as pre-award interest and US$4.3 million for costs and lawyers' fees.
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ICSID Proceeding
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1 Sep 2011
Notice of Arbitration (Sept 2011) (not public, see IAReporter story)
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28 Nov 2011
Claimant's Challenge to Professor Stern
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3 Dec 2011
Letter from Professor Stern
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21 Dec 2011
Respondent's Challenge to Dr. Tawil
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11 Jan 2012
Respondent's Response to Challenge to Professor Stern
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25 Jan 2012
Claimant's Rebuttal on Challenge to Professor Stern
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20 Feb 2012
Letter from Professor Stern
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22 Feb 2012
Letter from Dr. Tawil
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28 Mar 2012
IAReporter Story: relating to Documents regarding the Challenge to Professor Stern
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28 Mar 2012
IAReporter Story: relating to Documents regarding the Challenge to Dr. Tawil
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4 Sep 2012
Procedural Order No. 1
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19 Nov 2012
Decision on Respondent's Request for Bifurcation
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15 Mar 2013
Expert Opinion of Professor Steven R. Ratner
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13 Nov 2013
Partial Award on Jurisdiction
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Partial Award on Jurisdiction
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13 Nov 2013
Separate Opinion of Prof. Georges Abi-Saab (English)
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Bernard Hanotiau
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28 Aug 2014
Procedural Order No. 2
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13 Nov 2014
Procedural Order No. 3
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6 May 2016
Partial Final Award
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1 Jul 2016
Procedural Order No. 4
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10 Feb 2017
Final Award
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Final Award
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